Worst John Wayne movies
John Wayne's lowest-rated film as an actor is Rio Lobo, at 6.5 with 298 votes.
Films
162
as an actor
Average
6.19
99 rated films
Best rated
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Years
1926 to 2025
first to latest
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rio Lobo | 1970 | Col. Cord McNally | 6.5 | 298 |
| 2 |  Hondo | 1953 | Hondo Lane | 6.5 | 258 |
| 3 |  McLintock! | 1963 | George Washington McLintock | 6.6 | 267 |
| 4 |  Rio Grande | 1950 | Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke | 6.8 | 410 |
| 5 |  Hatari! | 1962 | Sean Mercer | 6.8 | 278 |
| 6 |  Big Jake | 1971 | Jacob McCandles | 6.8 | 255 |
| 7 |  She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles | 6.9 | 421 |
| 8 |  The Horse Soldiers | 1959 | Col John Marlowe | 6.9 | 291 |
| 9 |  How the West Was Won | 1962 | William Sherman | 7.0 | 518 |
| 10 |  Fort Apache | 1948 | Capt. Kirby York | 7.0 | 428 |
| 11 |  The Sons of Katie Elder | 1965 | John Elder | 7.0 | 315 |
| 12 |  The Alamo | 1960 | Col. Davy Crockett | 7.1 | 415 |
| 13 |  The Shootist | 1976 | J.B. Books | 7.1 | 396 |
| 14 |  The Cowboys | 1972 | Wil Andersen | 7.1 | 277 |
| 15 |  True Grit | 1969 | Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn | 7.3 | 894 |
| 16 |  The Quiet Man | 1952 | Sean Thornton | 7.3 | 629 |
| 17 |  Red River | 1948 | Thomas Dunson | 7.3 | 623 |
| 18 |  El Dorado | 1966 | Cole Thornton | 7.4 | 613 |
| 19 |  Stagecoach | 1939 | The Ringo Kid | 7.6 | 1,285 |
| 20 |  The Longest Day | 1962 | Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort | 7.6 | 1,060 |
| 21 |  The Searchers | 1956 | Ethan Edwards | 7.7 | 1,639 |
| 22 |  Rio Bravo | 1959 | Sheriff John T. Chance | 7.8 | 1,307 |
| 23 |  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | 1962 | Tom Doniphon | 7.8 | 1,348 |
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